Hopalong Cassidy #39

This January 1950 Fawcett issue puts the action front and center with a gripping cover by Norman Saunders — Hopalong Cassidy, dressed in his signature all-black, leaps onto a speeding stagecoach with pistol drawn while two alarmed passengers cling to their seats. Starring William Boyd and packed with 52 pages of Western adventure, the issue promises stories including "The Mysterious Wolf Pack," "The Futile Chase," "Mesquite's Madness," and "The Secret of the House." Saunders' vivid brushwork and that blazing yellow background make this a thoroughly satisfying slice of early-1950s Western comics.